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TIL NASA’s economic return is believed to be as high as $14 for every $1 spent

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GArMj TIL the Archies classic "Sugar, Sugar" was one of the songs that astronaut Alan Bean requested be part of the musical selections on the Apollo 12 mission.
mB1P TIL while on a hunting trip, guitarist Jerry Cantrell of Alice In Chains forgot that November only had 30 days, missing a scheduled performance on December 1st. The next day, he received a calendar as a gift from Columbia records.
j5mX TIL that mathematically there are more possible games of chess than there are atoms in the Observable Universe.
07pj TIL in the Spanish town Brunete council volunteers will send dog poo in the mail to dog owners who are seen failing to pick up their dog’s faeces in public.
QNEl6 TIL In 1985, Courtney Cox was the first person to say the word “period” in reference to mensuration on TV. It was for a Tampax commercial.